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Question 11.During a unit on Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief, a teacher wants to discuss the history and impact of the Holocaust. In addition to giving students worksheets with factual information about the Holocaust, the teacher incorporates poetry, artwork, photographs, and video clips about the topic. These activities help to increase student

language decoding.

contextual comprehension.

media literacy.

reading fluency.

Question 22.A teacher wants students to practice using allusion in their writing. Which of the following is an example of allusion?

The gym teacher is colder than Darth Vader.

Jacob stubbed his toe and yelped, ''Beans and rice!''

April avoided angry Annie at the school dance.

My story is bittersweet.

Question 33.

Identify the main verb in the following sentence:

The husband and the lady who hired him were the same person all along!

'person'

'The husband and the lady'

'were'

'hired'

Question 44.A teacher notices that students are struggling to write compelling openings to their stories. In order to lessen the students' frustrations while encouraging them to construct original ideas, the teacher assigns them to

work in groups and practice writing opening sentences together.

use graphic organizers to brainstorm ideas.

rewrite the opening line multiple times.

copy the opening line of another author's work.

Question 55.A teacher employs a workshop approach to teach writing. The workshop will include a mini-lesson, independent writing time, and share time. Which of the following is the most appropriate strategy for the teacher to use during the mini-lesson?

Diagnostic assessment

Read-aloud

Repeated reading

Writing conference

Question 66.A teacher asks students a series of 'yes-no' questions about the day's lesson comparing fables and myths. All of the students raise their hands to answer the question. Which type of assessment is the teacher using?

standardized

formal

informal

diagnostic

Question 77.Which of the following is the most appropriate use of technology in order to help strengthen student oral communication skills during a unit about J.R.R. Tolkien?

Students create Instagram images related to the themes and characters in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Students listen to and create a podcast about fantasy writers.

Students conduct online research about fantasy writers.

Students contribute to a classroom Facebook page about Tolkien and his works.

Question 88.Which of the following is NOT one of the five major standard categories for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Language Arts and Reading for elementary and middle school grade levels?

oral and written conventions

listening and speaking

research

summarizing

Question 99.In order to determine a student's decoding skills, the teacher asks the student to

read leveled word lists.

participate in a timed reading.

complete a vocabulary quiz.

write a summary of a story.

Question 1010.

Whitman begins his poem, ''Song of Myself,'' with the stanza:

I celebrate myself,

And what I assume you shall assume,

For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

This stanza is an example of which category of poetry?

Blank Verse

Limerick

Sonnet

Free verse

Question 1111.Most literary plots follow which outline?

Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Exposition

Exposition, Falling Action, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Exposition, Resolution

Question 1212.After explaining the characteristics of surrealism, the teacher asks students to write one sentence summarizing their understanding of the genre. The students then share their sentences as part of a class discussion. The primary purpose of this activity is

to identify gifted students.

to improve student vocabulary and grammar.

to determine student reading fluency.

to improve student note-taking and summarizing.

Question 1313.Which of the following is an example of historical fiction?

Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Laurence Yep's Dragonwings

Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'

Lois Lowry's The Giver

Question 1414.After reading the short story ''Rip Van Winkle,'' a teacher separates the class into small groups and assigns each a section of the story to retell to the entire class. The activity primarily develops students' skills in

reading fluency.

literacy comprehension.

phonemic awareness.

word identification.

Question 1515.Why is it important for readers to be able to identify the type of organizational structure used in an informational text?

It provides readers with a focused approach to note-taking while reading, ensuring that they are fully engaged and comprehending all information.

It allows readers to appreciate the author's writing style and attention to detail.

It can help readers formulate opinions based on the key concepts explained and identify supporting evidence in the text for their opinions.

It engages readers, encouraging them to ask questions as they read the text.

It can help readers focus on key concepts and relationships between important concepts, predict what's to come, and be more aware of what they understand as they read.

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